Narrative Intelligence: Separate Signal from Noise
Speaker(s): Griffith, G. (EdgeTheory) Date: 15 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session Mr. Greg Griffith (Chief Product Officer & Co-founder, EdgeTheory) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. EdgeTheory’s methodology and technology combines human analysis and artificial intelligence to help people understand the theories, conversations, and narratives that shape their world. […]
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The Three-Body Problem: The US, China, and Russia
Speaker: Michèle Flournoy (WestExec Advisors) Date: 14 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Michèle Flournoy (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors) as a part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. In a conversation with Mr. Michael Miklaucic (NDU), Ms. Flournoy emphasized that China is a major economic competitor and an emerging military […]
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Innovation With Allies Now—The US, UK, and Forging a Technological Edge
Speakers: Representative James R. Langevin (Democrat, Rhode Island, US Congress); Representative Michael J. Gallagher (Republican, Wisconsin, US Congress); Chi Onwurah (Labour Party, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Digital and Business, UK); and Lord David Willetts (Conservative Party, Member of the House of Lords, Former Minister for Universities and Science, UK) Date: 8 July […]
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How to Engage with China
Speakers: Anna Ashton (Vice President of Government Affairs, US-China Business Council); Dr. Rachel Odell (Research Fellow, East Asia Program, The Quincy Institute); and Dr. Kori Schake (Director of China Policy, The American Enterprise Institute) Date: 22 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Ms. Anna Ashton (Vice President of Government Affairs, […]
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Moscow’s Digital Offensive: Building Sovereignty in Cyberspace
Speaker(s): Pallin, C. (Swedish Defence Research Agency) Date: 29 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Carolina Vendil Pallin (Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Pallin commented that Russia’s conception of cyber operations is different than most Western countries. The term […]
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The Uyghurs of China: Cultural Genocide in the Name of Counterterrorism
Speaker(s): Roberts, S. (George Washington University) Date: 15 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Sean R. Roberts (George Washington University) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The Uyghur ethnic group comprises less than one percent of China’s overall population. However, the Uyghurs, who are majority Muslim, are […]
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Algorithms of Armageddon: What Happens When We Insert AI Into Our Military Weapons Systems?
Speaker(s): Galdorisi, G. (Director of Strategic Assessments and Technical Futures, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific)); Tangredi, S. (Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies & Professor of National, Naval, and Maritime Strategy, U.S. Naval War College) Date: 3 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with CAPT George Galdorisi, USN (Ret) (Director […]
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China’s Global Media Footprint
Speaker(s): Cook, S. (Freedom House) Date: 2 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Sarah Cook (Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Freedom House) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Ms. Cook began by stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always been an authoritarian regime. […]
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A New Approach to Industrial Policy?
Speakers: Dr. Robert Atkinson (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); and John Thornhill (The Financial Times) Date: 27 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted its first debate between Dr. Robert Atkinson (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation) and Mr. John Thornhill (Innovation Editor, The Financial Times) as a part of its SMA NDU Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. […]
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Understanding Policy Responses to the National Disinformation Challenge
Speaker(s): Montgomery, M. (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Morgus, R. (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Thompson, N. (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission) Date: 26 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Mark Montgomery (Executive Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), Mr. Robert Morgus (Senior Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), and Ms. Natalie Thompson (Research Analyst, […]
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